I was born in Louisiana and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. My family and I moved to Arkansas in 1981 and have been here since. I served five years in the U.S. Air Force and 30 years with the Federal Aviation Administration. I retired from the F.A.A. in January 2008.

I became addicted to genealogy in 1995 and have compiled vast numbers of data, dates, records, photos and files over the years. My mother, her parents and many other relatives, are buried in Central Cemetery (Baptist Church) near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. I have photographed Central Cemetery and compiled a book of the tombstones with names, dates, epitaphs, and descriptions for Central Cemetery.

Some of my family names are Edwards from Mississippi to Louisiana, Roberts in Mississippi on my father's side, with McFerrin and Sandifer (from South Carolina to Mississippi then Louisiana), VanVeckhoven (Belgium to Louisiana) and Woodel on my mother's side. I have chased many collateral lines from Louisiana and Mississippi as well.

If we can be of help with Central Arkansas or with Central Baptist Church in Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, feel free to contact us.


Robert A. Edwards

I was born in Louisiana and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. My family and I moved to Arkansas in 1981 and have been here since. I served five years in the U.S. Air Force and 30 years with the Federal Aviation Administration. I retired from the F.A.A. in January 2008.

I became addicted to genealogy in 1995 and have compiled vast numbers of data, dates, records, photos and files over the years. My mother, her parents and many other relatives, are buried in Central Cemetery (Baptist Church) near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. I have photographed Central Cemetery and compiled a book of the tombstones with names, dates, epitaphs, and descriptions for Central Cemetery.

Some of my family names are Edwards from Mississippi to Louisiana, Roberts in Mississippi on my father's side, with McFerrin and Sandifer (from South Carolina to Mississippi then Louisiana), VanVeckhoven (Belgium to Louisiana) and Woodel on my mother's side. I have chased many collateral lines from Louisiana and Mississippi as well.

If we can be of help with Central Arkansas or with Central Baptist Church in Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, feel free to contact us.


Robert A. Edwards